Michael David Keller faces two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct (person under 13), a felony offense with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, according to court records.

Court records show Keller, who was released from the Emmet County Jail on a $10,000 bond in September, pleaded not guilty in October.

A jury trial is scheduled for Jan. 24-25 and the deadline for Keller to accept a plea agreement is Jan. 3, according to court records.

According to a police affidavit filed in the case, a woman reported to the Emmet County Sheriff's Office that her 8-year-old son had been sexually abused by Keller in September. The woman told deputies her son had been acting withdrawn and at first did not want to talk to her, saying "Michael told me not to tell." But she sensed something was wrong and then her son told her Michael had "touched his private parts."

When interviewed by a deputy, the boy said Keller had talked to him about a movie about puberty and asked him if he wanted to learn more about it. Then Keller dropped his pants and placed the boy's hand on his genitals, the affidavit alleges. The affidavit also states Keller touched the boy's genitals.

The victim's name and his mother's name are being withheld because the Petoskey News-Review does not identify victims of sexual assault.

The deputy then made contact with Keller, who allegedly said he had asked the boy to touch his genitals and that he had touched the boy's genitals.

Keller's attorney, Robert Engel, declined Tuesday to comment on the case.